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A classic case of a movie growing stronger as it goes along. What starts out as 30 minutes of auditions mixed with a girl running away from home turns into a satire of 70s suburban life, drug culture, etc. The pot-smoking lesson would make the movie valuable even if nothing else did.

Subtle and well observed comedy, an early hit by Forman. Some may miss the humor, in timing and farcical situations. Suprisingly unkown film by a superb director. High notes - Dr - Milos Forman Ac - Buck Henry, Lynn Carlin, Audra Lindley. Script.

PS. You will see a first appearance by a 13 year old Kathy Bates as a singer, listed as Bobo Bates.

Brilliant yet underrated slice of 70s culture - and counterculture- in this Milos Forman movie. Loved the music and the characters, and the plot, while never going very deep, kept me interested. Recommended.

Finally I tracked down this film from a Chezch Rep DVD. Milos Forman is one of my fave director's of all time and is sadly very, very underated despite making some true masterpieces. This film was his first crack at American film out of his native country and boy the guy really made a fantastic picture of the generation gap between a married couple and their daughter. Buck Henry is truly marvelous in a very subtle role and carries the film from start to finish and never did i see an actor i saw a character and it's a shame that despite he did have a fluid career he never reached the adoration that he deserves. Equally amazing is Lynn Carlin and she really is stupendous of a very clueless woman of what is changing in the world. A special mention has to go to Vincent Schiavelli who nearly steals the movie in his 5 minute role as the 'Drug Expert'. I hope one day the film gets more views and many may find it dated but go with it's charm and i promise you will not be disapointed.

it is a strange transition movie. forman's transition to america, and american cultural transition. it is a nostalgic movie, more interesting as a curio of the history, but also interesting as a work of art.

A little hidden gem from the early 70s, this was Milos Forman's first American film. Lynn Carlin and Buck Henry are two uptight parents who learn to loosen up after their daughter runs away. The comic timing is great in this droll adventure through the counterculture, punctuated by singers (including Carly Simon and a young Kathy Bates) who lend a sense of freshness and honesty to the experience. Highlights include the girl sweetly singing the 'fuck' song while playing the lute, and the hilarious scene in which Vincent Schiavelli teaches the fashionable society crowd how to smoke a joint. Overall, with its humor, music, and spirit, the film impeccably captures the time period. It should be seen on a triple bill with Hair and Swedish Fly Girls.